Political group, Residents for Uttlesford (R4U), has called on the respective secretaries of state and Saffron Walden MP Kemi Badenoch to hold a public inquiry into the proposed expansion of Stansted Airport.

Kemi Badenoch, the MP for Saffron Walden, has welcomed new figures showing that university application rates for 18-year-olds remain at record levels and take-up of apprenticeships is continuing to increase significantly.